Menicucci also said Clark was concerned over procedural issuesinvolving “stray chickens.” Under city ordinance, dogs require
licensing and strays are taken to the city kennels.

“If chickens do get loose, what are we going to do with them?” Menicucci said.

He
added that the city has the same problems with cats, which aren't
required to be licensed. Nor is there an ordinance that deals with cats
at large.

"Stray
Chickens" has to be one of the funniest phrases I've heard in a long
time. Ive got this image of the dog/chicken catcher roaming the
neighborhoods, scooping up all the chicken gangs roaming the back
alleys. I think the coyotes and raccoons would do a
pretty good job of controlling the stray chicken population if it came
to that.

With all the endless barking we non-dog owners put up
with, I think we should be given the freedom to keep whatever animals
we want. Donkeys would be more peaceful than the hounds that surround
my house.

BTW Spokane County is in dire need of updating their chicken ordinances. Any aspiring legislators out there.

Craig Goodwin

I am a pastor, writer, and photographer in Spokane, Washington. All three vocations call for the discipline of paying attention to stories, people, and places. So that is my endeavor here - to look more closely and share some of what I see along the way.